Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has discussed bilateral ties, as well as co-operation in various fields, with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, who arrived in the capital Baku a day before.
"President Ilham Aliyev assessed the opening of Azerbaijan's embassy in Israel as an indicator of the high level of our relations and emphasised that these relations are based on friendship, mutual trust, respect and support,” a statement by the Azerbaijani presidency read on Wednesday. Aliyev also said his country’s economy is in the process of a “successfully implemented” modernisation, and that the exchange of experience in the field of technology, including green energy, smart city and smart village concepts, is important between the two countries, according to the statement.